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1990s World Series Trivia Quizzes

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12 quizzes and 125 trivia questions.
1.
  Promised Land in the 1990s   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The first in an all multiple choice series about the World Series. This is the decade of the 1990s. How much do you recall? I hope that you enjoy it! :-)
Easier, 10 Qns, Nightmare, Jun 23 08
Easier
Nightmare gold member
836 plays
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  World Series: The 1990s    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
See how much you know about the World Series in the last decade of the 20th century.
Average, 10 Qns, Dizart, Jun 22 08
Average
Dizart gold member
917 plays
3.
  The 1997 World Series    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The 1997 World Series pitted the Cleveland Indians against the Florida Marlins.
Tough, 10 Qns, Anton, Mar 31 09
Tough
Anton
303 plays
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  The 1993 World Series    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
One of my favorite World Series', it matched the defending champion Toronto Blue Jays, a polished, "business first" team, with the flamboyant, workman-like National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies.
Average, 10 Qns, woody156, Feb 14 04
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woody156
949 plays
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  Average 1991 World Series Quiz - 10 Questions    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This World Series pitted the "worst to first" teams, the Minnesota Twins and the Atlanta Braves. They both finished dead last in their respective divisions in 1990, only to turn it around, and go to the World Series the following year.
Average, 10 Qns, twnfan42, Aug 23 03
Average
twnfan42
947 plays
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  1992 World Series   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz about the 1992 World Series.
Tough, 10 Qns, qwertylee, Jul 03 08
Tough
qwertylee
583 plays
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  1996 World Series Yankees    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The exciting 1996 World Series had the heavily favored reigning champion Atlanta Braves against the legendary New York Yankees.
Average, 10 Qns, ademarch, Sep 04 07
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ademarch
499 plays
8.
  1993 WS: Toronto vs. Philadelphia    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The year of the Toronto Blue Jays' second straight World Series championship. Yes, 1993. This quiz is on the World Series from that year.
Average, 10 Qns, marchmadness, Jul 03 04
Average
marchmadness
546 plays
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  10 Questions about 1991 World Series    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Atlanta Braves vs Minnesota Twins,the greatest World Series ever played!
Average, 10 Qns, ReggieMiller, Aug 23 03
Average
ReggieMiller
1154 plays
10.
  1996 World Series    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All about the 1996 Fall Classic.
Tough, 10 Qns, bobsaidwzob, Feb 18 08
Tough
bobsaidwzob
476 plays
trivia question Quick Question
Who was the World Series Most Valuable Player?

From Quiz "The 1993 World Series"




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  World Series 1990s-2000s    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is an easy quiz, asking who played in the past World Series. Baseballs fans should know these easily.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, crazyslimshady, Mar 14 05
Very Easy
crazyslimshady
1860 plays
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  1995 World Series    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
The 1995 World Series was a close, 6 game series. I hope you enjoy this quiz.
Difficult, 15 Qns, aristone, Aug 23 03
Difficult
aristone
1022 plays

1990s World Series Trivia Questions
1. In game 1, what inning did Indians starting pitcher Orel Hershiser get taken out in?

From Quiz The 1997 World Series

Answer: 5th

Hershiser took a 1-1 tie into the bottom of the fourth inning where he gave up four runs on two home runs. After he gave up two more runs in the fifth inning, he was taken out of the game. Jeff Juden came in to replace Orel. Florida wound up winning 7-4.

2. The defending champion Oakland Athletics returned to the World Series in 1990, but were surprisingly swept by which team?

From Quiz World Series: The 1990s

Answer: Cincinnati Reds

Jose Rijo won 2 games with an 0.59 ERA as the Reds won their first series since 1976, the fifth triumph in club history.

3. In Game 1, which Atlanta Brave belted 2 home runs in route to an Atlanta 12-1 victory?

From Quiz 1996 World Series

Answer: Andruw Jones

He became the youngest player to hit a home run in his first two World Series at-bats.

4. Who won the 1992 World Series?

From Quiz 1992 World Series

Answer: Toronto Blue Jays

The Blue Jays beat the Braves in 6 games.

5. Who was the first Yankees pitcher to pitch in a World Series game since 1981?

From Quiz 1996 World Series Yankees

Answer: Andy Pettitte

Andy Pettitte pitched in game one of the 1996 WS for the Yankees. This was the first WS game the Yankees were in since the 1981 WS. Pettitte not only started game one, he also had a spectacular regular season. He won 21 games making him the first Yankees 20-game winner since Ron Guidry.

6. How many games did it take Toronto to win the World Series?

From Quiz 1993 WS: Toronto vs. Philadelphia

Answer: 6

This fascinating series included a 15-14 Jays win in Game 4, and Joe Carter's walk off, World Series winning home run in Game 6.

7. Which team did the Phillies beat in the National League Championship Series?

From Quiz The 1993 World Series

Answer: Atlanta Braves

The Phillies finished last in their division in '92, and were not expected to beat the powerful Atlanta Braves. The Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox to advance to the dance.

8. Who won the 1991 World Series?

From Quiz 1991 World Series

Answer: Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins won the 1991 World Series over the Atlanta Braves 4 games to 3.

9. Who knocked in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th for the Minnesota Twins in game 7?

From Quiz 1991 World Series

Answer: Gene Larkin

Gene Larkin hit a long fly ball over a drawn-in infield, to win the World Series for the Twins.

10. Which Atlanta Brave regular player had the highest batting average in the World Series?

From Quiz 1995 World Series

Answer: Marquis Grissom

Grissom topped the regulars with a .360 batting average. Klesko hit .313 with 3 homers. McGriff hit .261 with 2 homers. Lemke hit .273

11. Game 2 was won by Cleveland. Which team(s) scored in the first inning?

From Quiz The 1997 World Series

Answer: Both

David Justice drove in Omar Visquel for Cleveland in the top of the inning. Jeff Conine drove in Edgar Renteria for the Marlins in the bottom of the inning. That would be the only run Florida would score all game as they lost 6-1.

12. What nickname was given to the 1991 series between Atlanta and Minnesota?

From Quiz World Series: The 1990s

Answer: "Worst-to-First Series"

Both clubs had finished the 1990 season in last place in their respective divisions, but turned things around completely in 1991. The Twins won their second crown in five seasons, in seven games, and just as in their previous success vs the Cardinals in 1997, all the games were won by the home team.

13. The 1991 World Series saw the Twins win their second World Series in five seasons. They defeated the Atlanta Braves in a close series, four games to three. Which Atlanta Brave hit three home runs in that series?

From Quiz Promised Land in the 1990s

Answer: Lonnie Smith

Both Davis and Gagne were with the Twins. Smith hit his home runs in games three, four, and five, and each of those games resulted in victory for the Braves. So from going down two games up front, the Braves came back with three consecutive wins, then lost two one-run games to the Twins to lose the series. Twins pitcher Jack Morris was the series MVP with his two wins.

14. Which 2 pitchers gave up home runs to to the same player in Game 1?

From Quiz 1996 World Series

Answer: Andy Pettite and Brian Boeringher

These two home runs were both to left field, hit by Andruw Jones.

15. Who hit the dramatic go-ahead two-run home run for the Blue Jays in the top of the ninth inning of game 2?

From Quiz 1992 World Series

Answer: Ed Sprague

Batting for pitcher Duane Ward, backup catcher Ed Sprague came off the bench and hit the first World Series pitch he ever saw into the left field stands.

16. Which pitcher got the first Yankees World Series win in 1996?

From Quiz 1996 World Series Yankees

Answer: David Cone

Cone won game three of the WS, which was the Yankees' first win. Cone, who found out he had an aneurysm in mid-April, returned in late August and pitched well down the stretch.

17. Which team took the first game of the series?

From Quiz 1993 WS: Toronto vs. Philadelphia

Answer: Toronto

Toronto took Game 1 by a score of 8-6, with the win going to Al Leiter, and the loss to Curt Schilling.

18. Who was the only pitcher from either team to throw a complete game?

From Quiz The 1993 World Series

Answer: Curt Schilling

Schilling almost single handedly won Game 5, throwing a masterful 5- hit shutout. The others all recorded wins, but Schilling's performance in Game 5 was by far the best pitching in the Series.

19. Who hit the game-winning home run in Game 6?

From Quiz 1991 World Series

Answer: Kirby Puckett & Puckett

Kirby hit the home run in the bottom of the 11th inning off Charlie Leibrandt, to send the series to a 7th and decisive game.

20. Who started at second base for the Twins ?

From Quiz 1991 World Series

Answer: Chuck Knoblauch

Knoblauch won the American League "Rookie of the Year" award in 1991.

21. Which Cleveland Indian regular player had the highest batting average?

From Quiz 1995 World Series

Answer: Albert Belle

Belle managed to capture this distinction, despite hitting only .235. Lofton hit .200. Ramirez hit .222, and Baerga hit .192. As a team, the Indians hit a meagre .179.

22. Game 3 wound up a slugfest won by Florida. How many combined runs were scored?

From Quiz The 1997 World Series

Answer: 25

In a game that also had a combined 26 hits and 6 errors, the Marlins beat the Indians 14-11. In the ninth inning alone, the Marlins had 7 runs, and the Indians had 4. Gary Sheffield, Jim Eisenreich, and Darren Daulton homered for Florida. Jim Thome homered for Cleveland.

23. Which team won their first ever World Series crown in 1992?

From Quiz World Series: The 1990s

Answer: Toronto Blue Jays

The World Series crown left the USA for the first time, when the Blue Jays defeated the Braves in six games. Dave Winfield hit an 11th inning double in game six to clinch the series for the Canadian team.

24. The Atlanta Braves found their second consecutive World Series in 1992, but like the previous season, they lost it when the chips were down. Which team did they lose to, celebrating the franchise's first World Series crown?

From Quiz Promised Land in the 1990s

Answer: Toronto Blue Jays

The Blue Jays began their franchise in Toronto in 1977. Their first three seasons found them losing 100+ games in each season. Manager Bobby Cox turned the team around with their first .500+ season in 1983, then went 99-62 in 1985 to win their division. Cito Gaston had the helm in their 1992 World Series endeavors. Blue Jay catcher Pat Borders was the MVP for hitting .450 in the series.

25. Which Yankee hit a 2-run home run in Game 3, enroute to a Yankees 5-2 victory?

From Quiz 1996 World Series

Answer: Bernie Williams

He also hit a single up the middle in the first inning of Game 3.

26. In game 2 in Atlanta, what happened that created an international incident?

From Quiz 1992 World Series

Answer: The U.S. Marine Color Guard paraded the Canadian flag upside-down

The Jays won game 2, 5-4.

27. Who was the winning pitcher in Game Two of the Series?

From Quiz 1993 WS: Toronto vs. Philadelphia

Answer: Terry Mulholland

Mulholland gave up 3 runs on 7 hits in 5 and 2/3 innings for the win. Philadelphia won by a score of 6-4, tying the series at 1 game.

28. In Game 4, which Blue Jay hurler ended up with a gash on his chin when he unwisely tried to go first to third on a Roberto Alomar single?

From Quiz The 1993 World Series

Answer: Todd Stottlemyre

Stottlemyre hesitated rounding second, then tried to get under Dave Hollins' tag. He ended up by sliding unceremoniously on his jaw, and was out by a mile.

29. Who was the 2nd baseman for Atlanta throughout the Series?

From Quiz 1991 World Series

Answer: Mark Lemke

This little-known player ended up being a star because of his performance in the Series.

30. What player did Kent Hrbek "wrestle" off first base during Game 2, creating quite a controversy, after being called out on the play?

From Quiz 1991 World Series

Answer: Ron Gant

Needless to say, Hrbek was not a fan favorite when Game 3 moved to Atlanta.

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